http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com Filipinos take a stand on poverty Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:43:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maraming salamat po. For non-Filipinos, that's "thank you" for you. Thank you for participating, one way or another, to the Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines held yesterday Oct. 15. We in Bloggers Kapihan are both humbled and made proud that Filipino bloggers responded to our belated call to action.  This site was ... http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=85 Video blogger CoksiBlue posted a mini documentary on a small bayside community in Cavite, giving us a visual illustration of rural poverty. He then issues this call: Now, it’s up to me and to everyone else who sees injustice, pain, and suffering, to make the whole world aware that Filipinos are one ... http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=89 Tonyo Cruz features the heroes of the poor who chose to fight against poverty in his post . Also, takes the opportunity to explain Imperialism and poverty. http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=90 Tech blogger Jayvee Fernandez of abuggedlife.com started writing his post with some suggestions, aided by his development studies background. But Jayvee just stops, takes everything back and instead makes an honest observation that is worth thinking over. Read it here. http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=83 fritzified.com's Blog Action Day post takes off from a news item on a fire that hit one of the many slum areas in Metro Manila: A huge fire engulfed the homes of hundreds of families in that area beside the Loyola Memorial Chapels, a little past 2AM on July 5, 2008. ... http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=80 Blog Action Day 2008 Philippines also had its share of funny posts, reflecting the Filipino's penchant for humoring himself amid crisis. Billycoy's Blasted Brain Blogs called for action against poverty but delivered the message in a funny way. Better to view the post pronto. http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=78 Comelec spokesman James Jimenez wrote about poverty and elections: It’s like love and marriage, only malignant. Poverty and elections are inextricably linked to each other in a perverse sort of equilibrium. Poverty drives people to sell their votes, thereby ensuring that those who buy votes actually have a much greater chance of ... http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=76 A consultant to folks who wish to migrate to Canada, Apol writes about the dreams he sees in the eyes of so many people who have sought his help. He writes: I have nothing against those who opted to leave the country to look for a greener pasture. It's their families' welfare ... http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=73 Dine Racoma spoke through verse in her Blog Action Day post. Dine asked: International NGOs, development banks, churches, rich countries Financing firms, charitable organizations, individuals, philanthropists Have come to the rescue, through loans, technical assistance grants And direct aid, still poverty is evident despite infusing these funds Click here to read Dine's post. http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=71 Browsing through the many Blog Action Day 2008 posts, we hope to present to you some of the most striking posts. Allow us to start by citing posts by Bloggers Kapihan crew members Shari Cruz and Vencer Crisostomo: Head over to misteryosa.com for Shari's piece, and to studentstrike for Vencer's take. http://blogactionday2008.bloggerskapihan.com/?p=69